The government bill for the Austrian Tax Amendment Act 2022 (AbgÄG 2022) was published in mid-June. Confirmation of the final version is expected before the summer recess. The AbgÄG 2022 contains numerous minor adjustments and changes related to income taxation, VAT, and procedural law. Tax changes relating to the previously announced inflation package, particularly the abolition of […]
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As previously reported in our Tax Newsletter of 16 March 2022, the grace period for the submission of tax returns for 2020 for taxpayers with tax representatives was initially extended by three months (from 31 March 2022) to 30 June 2022. The Austrian Ministry of Finance (BMF) has now extended this period by a further three months […]
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Due to the amendment of Section 23 Austrian VAT Act (UStG), the tolerance limit for input VAT deduction for travel-related input supplies for company outings (away days) has ceased to apply. Company outings fall under the scope of Sec 23 UStG and are thus attributable to travel-related supplies from a VAT perspective. Travel-related supplies are generally subject […]
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Tax returns (e.g. individual and corporate income tax returns or annual VAT returns) generally have to be submitted by 30 June of the following year (if submitted electronically). The tax authority may extend the deadline for submission of tax returns on a case-by-case basis (discretionary decision) following a substantiated request (individual extension of submission deadline). If […]
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In a court decision of 16 November 2021 (Ra 2020/15/0101), the Austrian Supreme Administrative Court (VwGH) confirmed that organisational integration exists if executive management is carried out by non-executive employees of a VAT group. Economic integration is also present in the specific case based on the lease of an administrative building to a bank. The overall […]
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The current humanitarian disaster in Ukraine has confronted us all with images and concerns that we in Europe have not had to deal with for many years. However, many people are helping with compassion and humanity, providing support where they can. It is not only individuals who have demonstrated a willingness to help – many […]
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In general, the reduced VAT rate of 5% ceased to apply on 31 December 2021. However, for eligible transactions carried out in December 2021 with invoices not issued before 2022, the VAT liability should be recognised in January 2022 and declared in the monthly VAT return for January 2022. The 5% VAT rate applies even if […]
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As anticipated in the Tax Newsletter of 9 December 2021, the assimilation threshold (i.e. the threshold for arrivals of goods from other EU Member States and dispatches of goods to other EU Member States in the previous or current calendar year) has been raised for both arrival and dispatch declarations starting from the reference year 2022. […]
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The Austrian Supreme Administrative Court (VwGH) has decided that the triangular transaction rule also applies in the event that the intermediary is identified in the Member State of destination, but does not have a fixed establishment in that Member State. The decisive factor for the applicability of the triangular transaction rule is the VAT ID […]
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On 9 February 2022, the Austrian Ministry of Finance issued a statement on the VAT treatment of company bicycles in a letter to the Austrian Chamber of Tax Advisors and Public Accountants (KSW). General Whether the private use of a company bicycle by an employee should be subject to VAT as a supply of goods or […]
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